Photograph by
Gates-Anderson, Dianne D.
Subject of
Holloway, Robert, 1918 - 2010
Clark, Otis, 1903 - 2012
Knight, Thelma, 1915 - 2009
President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
Young, Wess Sr., 1917 - 2014
Owned by
Gates, Eddie Faye, American, 1934 - 2021
Date
March 8, 2005
Medium
digital
Dimensions
File size (overall): 32.45 MB
Description
Digital image of a photograph of then-Senator Obama shaking hands with Tulsa Race Massacre survivors in the hallway of a Congressional office building. Survivors and supporters were visiting Washington in support of reparations. From left to right are an unidentified individual in tan overcoat and red ballcap preparing to shake the senator's hand, Otis Clark looking at the camera as he shake's the senator's hand, Thelma Knight, and Wess Young Sr. Handwriting on the back of the photograph describes the scene and date.
Place captured
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Eddie Faye Gates Collection, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
digital images
digital media - born analog
Topic
Activism
American South
American West
Economics
Justice
Law
Local and regional
Politics
Race relations
Tulsa Race Massacre
U.S. History, 2001-
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Eddie Faye Gates, Tulsa OK, author, historian, community activist
Object number
2014.117.33
Restrictions & Rights
© Dianne D. Gates-Anderson
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51e9b9533-8b99-4e14-aaae-b5ad99315c35

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